School Psychology
This year, the School Psych Team has been diligently working on establishing deeper relational connections with families and other stakeholders, in addition to improving their collaboration and pre-assessment support with each All-In school site team (in addition to working with some contracted school sites). While actively participating in a wide variety of pre-assessment consultation meetings, the Psych Team has supported with developing strategic plans for students with academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs even before the assessment process begins. You may spot them around your campus with their rolly-luggage in tow full of assessment materials, but please feel free to stop, tap them on the shoulder, or reach out via email if you need to chat or consult with them about a kiddo on your campus!
This year, the School Psych Team has been diligently working on establishing deeper relational connections with families and other stakeholders, in addition to improving their collaboration and pre-assessment support with each All-In school site team (in addition to working with some contracted school sites). While actively participating in a wide variety of pre-assessment consultation meetings, the Psych Team has supported with developing strategic plans for students with academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs even before the assessment process begins. You may spot them around your campus with their rolly-luggage in tow full of assessment materials, but please feel free to stop, tap them on the shoulder, or reach out via email if you need to chat or consult with them about a kiddo on your campus!
Speech and Language
Welcome our new SLPs, SLPAs and our amazing speech aide. November is right around the corner and there are so many exciting things that have already happened in the few months we've been in school from this dynamic team. Therapists across all sites have completed 30-day IEPs, screened kiddos through COST, and have begun the process of initial IEP assessments. During Academic Strand meetings, this group will be breaking away into a smaller group in order dive deeper into speech specific consultation conversations, discuss trends among sites, share materials and resources, and ultimately continue to develop strategies and interventions to support all our students. They will continue to work on a unified COST referral form that will be shared with UE coaches across sites, so stay tuned!
Occupational Therapy
Our amazing Occupational Therapist has included many fun therapeutic-based activities to promote our students’ acquisition of motor skills and increase independence during academic/leisure and self-care skills at school! She incorporates bilateral coordination with students and teach the sequencing for self-help skills such as learning how to tie their shoe laces, make a waffle breakfast, and organize their folders and backpacks. She supports students with practicing self-regulation strategies (which also increases upper body strength and dexterity of the hands) through a variety of motor activities, such as animal walks, finding treasure in theraputty, and engaging in weight bearing exercises such as wall and chair push-ups. She also supports students with strengthen eye-hand coordination by incorporating fun fall-themed activities that also promote body awareness, such as skeleton crafts. Occupational Therapy promotes the skills required to participate in daily life, at school and beyond. The joy in occupational therapy includes disguising the “hard work” as fun, and incorporating motivational activities to promote foundational skills for learning.
Blog post written by:
Toshia Mears, Director of School Partnerships
Toshia Mears, Director of School Partnerships
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